block deletion of huge threads?

[Gleevec]

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I was wondering if people would like (and is it technologically simple to) make it so that an OP cant delete a thread once there are X number of replies to it. It seems a lot of time is wasted when these threads go down the drain.

I think if a thread has 10 or more replies, the OP shouldnt be able to delete it.

Just my 0.02

 

[Random Access]

Originally posted by Gleevec
I was wondering if people would like (and is it technologically simple to) make it so that an OP cant delete a thread once there are X number of replies to it. It seems a lot of time is wasted when these threads go down the drain.

I think if a thread has 10 or more replies, the OP shouldnt be able to delete it.

Just my 0.02

I'll second that. 10 seems like a good round number. Maybe 15...

 

[relatively prime]

Hmm... I don't agree. Look at silver_eyes's thread. If she wanted to delete that thread right now... I think she has that right. I think that if the subject of the thread is something about the OP... then the OP should always have the right to delete the thread, no matter how long it gets.

 

[Gleevec]

Originally posted by relatively prime
Hmm... I don't agree. Look at silver_eyes's thread. If she wanted to delete that thread right now... I think she has that right. I think that if the subject of the thread is something about the OP... then the OP should always have the right to delete the thread, no matter how long it gets.

Well, if we are going to allow for clean slates... when someone deletes a post, it should be deleted from all quoting as well in subsequent posts. There should be no "advantage" to being the OP when it comes to deleting other peoples posts, especially when others end up getting "stuck" by being quoted. One of these two things should get changed.

 

[Explosivo]

Not sure that I give a toss one way or the other.

Is this something that's really prevalent now? I haven't noticed it all that much except in a few rare instances when I actually felt it was warranted. At worst all that happens is your post count will go down.

 

[relatively prime]

Originally posted by Gleevec
Well, if we are going to allow for clean slates... when someone deletes a post, it should be deleted from all quoting as well in subsequent posts. There should be no "advantage" to being the OP when it comes to deleting other peoples posts, especially when others end up getting "stuck" by being quoted. One of these two things should get changed.

You can't have constructive arguments without the quoting feature. Otherwise, everytime someone was "proved" wrong they could change their post and be like "I never said that"... and conversations would never get anywhere.

 

[Gleevec]

Originally posted by relatively prime
You can't have constructive arguments without the quoting feature. Otherwise, everytime someone was "proved" wrong they could change their post and be like "I never said that"... and conversations would never get anywhere.

Same thing happens when the OP is wrong and deletes an entire thread, taking everyone elses comments with it.

 

[Gleevec]

Modified proposal: OP deleting thread only deletes their post, not the whole thread.

Good compromise?

 

[samenewme]

I don't have a problem with letting OPs delete their threads. I don't write anything on here that's priceless wisdom, and if I ever have to go back to an old post to "prove" what somebody said, it's time for me to take a break.

Sure, sometimes someone will post, get a lot of good advice, and then delete it all in embarrassment, with the result that no one else can use it, but it should be rare enough. The common problems will be posted again and someone will leave the threads around sometime. And really, could you stop yourself from repeating the same advice to a different person? Not me.

Posts are valuable. Threads should not be deleted lightly. But we shouldn't get all het up about it if the OP commits a deletion we don't agree with.